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17 August 201212.05am

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OK, I'm sorry, Paulsbass - it's just that when you quote somebody's post like that, I usually assume you're arguing with them! I misunderstood you. Apologies.

Like I say, I look forward to hearing "Tug of War" (followed by "Flaming Pie" and "Back to the Egg" and after that, who knows?) in the indefinite future!

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17 August 201212.32am

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vonbontee said
OK, I'm sorry, Paulsbass - it's just that when you quote somebody's post like that, I usually assume you're arguing with them! I misunderstood you. Apologies.

Like I say, I look forward to hearing "Tug of War" (followed by "Flaming Pie" and "Back to the Egg" and after that, who knows?) in the indefinite future!

I'd give Back to the Egg a miss personally, it has some gems (and it's better than London Town- yuck!) but I agree with some people that it's the moment where Paul fell to dinosaurism and became somewhat less relevant.

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17 August 201212.56am

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Back To The Egg hasnt aged well in my opinion, sounding a little outdated (it might sound better when we get the remaster in 2034 since Pauls project is taking decades to be completed) - i havent played complete for a long time. London Town has some good parts but the opening few tracks kill the album, they are up there with the crappest Macca works, the song London Town is such a bore with dreadful lyrics.

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17 August 20121.03am

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meanmistermustard said
Back To The Egg hasnt aged well in my opinion, sounding a little outdated (it might sound better when we get the remaster in 2034 since Pauls project is taking decades to be completed) - i havent played complete for a long time. London Town has some good parts but the opening few tracks kill the album, they are up there with the crappest Macca works, the song London Town is such a bore with dreadful lyrics.

I really can't bear London Town, it's just so bland and insipid, really lacking in good songs, and after the crackle which Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English brought to '75, '76 and '77 everyone just sounds bored. Best song on it is the really underappreciated "Don't Let It Bring You Down."

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17 August 20121.21am

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It is a very, how shall we say, erm soft album; apart from Morse Moose there is little that gets it going. I adore With A Little Luck and a few others are pleasant enough but the more its played the less most of it appeals. Its no way as bad as GMRTB or Driving Rain, man those 2 suck majorly, but it would be at the lower depths of Pauls catalogue pile of must hears.

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17 August 20121.41am

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meanmistermustard said It is a very, how shall we say, erm soft album; apart from Morse Moose there is little that gets it going. I adore With A Little Luck and a few others are pleasant enough but the more its played the less most of it appeals. Its no way as bad as GMRTB or Driving Rain, man those 2 suck majorly, but it would be at the lower depths of Pauls catalogue pile of must hears.

I like the song itself- the melody, lyrics, etc. But the production is really horrible, the synths just suck all the life out of it and even when Paul does his gritty vocal it sounds flat. It's one of his worst '70s singles in my book. I do also like "Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link."

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17 August 20123.50am

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I'm not as down as you guys are on London Town.

There's no awesome song, but plenty are enjoyable.

The first five songs go down easy like a melon appetizer that's got some flavor but nothing great. "London Town" is indeed on the weak side, but I've noticed that a number of otherwise excellent McC albums start off with a song that's just fair.

I really have always liked "Deliver Your Children" - the guitar, the harmonies, the pace. To me it's another "I've Just Seen A Face"

And yes, "Don't Let it Bring You Down" gets a thumbs up; it has a calm, spiritual side that really works, as in "Summer's Day Song" on McC II

Ironically, "With a Little Luck" is one of the songs I really don't care for. To my ears it's maudlin, trite, thin...; the production is very unappealing (rare for a McCartney track)

"Girlfriend" is an example of how McCartney fans can disagree: I hate that high castrato voice. Perhaps I'd like it in a different key.

Yet Michael Jackson chose THAT particular McCartney song to cover on one of his early albums!

Well ive nearly liked Dont Let It Be Bring You Down. Its so slow and doesnt do anything apart from keep going (4 1/2 minutes and nothing happens), the vocals are so bland i find, the lyrics are decent but the way its sung - blah, like a very milky cup of tea or a rice cake, there is nothing there for taste. Summers Day Song has a beautiful melody and is so at peace and can take me away DLIBYD irritates me in its dullness.

I like Girlfriend, its one of the few i have time for. If i had to skim my macca collection down to only the ones i really liked from London Town i would be left with: Children, Children; Girlfriend; Deliver You're Children; Im Carrying; Morse Moose and the Grey Goose; With A Little Luck. I suppose 5 isnt bad from any album but the rest could happily be dunked in a vat of acid - and thats 9 songs.

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17 August 201210.04am

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Also I think that John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, John's songs on Double Fantasy and all things must pass are better than the first four beatles albums but again that's only my opinion if someone says the first four beatles albums are his favourite beatles album, I understand that

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17 August 20127.21pm

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Ben Ramon said

meanmistermustard said It is a very, how shall we say, erm soft album; apart from Morse Moose there is little that gets it going. I adore With A Little Luck and a few others are pleasant enough but the more its played the less most of it appeals. Its no way as bad as GMRTB or Driving Rain, man those 2 suck majorly, but it would be at the lower depths of Pauls catalogue pile of must hears.

I like the song itself- the melody, lyrics, etc. But the production is really horrible, the synths just suck all the life out of it

Indeed. There was a point in the late 70s where, after a decade of creative usage, artists started using synthesizers as mere glorified string sections. Boring! And it didn't help that the synth part on the bridge sounded exactly like "For No One" recycled.

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17 August 20127.48pm

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Ben Ramon said

vonbontee said
OK, I'm sorry, Paulsbass - it's just that when you quote somebody's post like that, I usually assume you're arguing with them! I misunderstood you. Apologies.

Like I say, I look forward to hearing "Tug of War" (followed by "Flaming Pie" and "Back to the Egg" and after that, who knows?) in the indefinite future!

I'd give Back to the Egg a miss personally, it has some gems (and it's better than London Town- yuck!) but I agree with some people that it's the moment where Paul fell to dinosaurism and became somewhat less relevant.

Maybe so but I'll still have to hear it for myself first. It's really incredible that after all this time (31 years after buying "Wings' Greatest" for 4 bucks, new!), I've still only heard like 2/3 of the man's '70s output.

Indian music can't be listened to the same way you hear rock and roll. You cannot do 'Yea Yea' and 'Go Man Go' - Ravi Shankar

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Inner Light said As for George, it seems he spent all of his creative energy on All Things Must Pass partly in an attempt to snub Lennon and McCartney. ATMP is a splendid album, but I feel that George was very unwise in throwing everything he had into the 23-song set. If he had released a single LP in 1970 with some of ATMP's best songs on it, and picked his material wisely, he still would have had plenty of very fine material left for the next album, and perhaps even the next. As it was, he successfully showed the critics that he was as good as his former bandmates with the colossal effort of ATMP and then fizzled out really quite quickly. I have never liked any of George's work from Living In The Material World onwards; there are occasional standouts but the majority of it is very preachy, overproduced and often moody and contemptuous. Plus we have to bear in mind that a lot of the songs on ATMP were written and some partly rehearsed when George was in the Beatles and probably received some advice and tweaking from John and Paul.

Keep in mind that this is all opinions and though I do agree ATMP should not have been a three record set, he wrote a lot of great songs throughout his solo career. As far as his songs being preachy, he always wrote what he felt inside and spoke the truth to what he believed in. Any artist that does not what I like to call 'play the game' is always going to be up for major criticism. George did not care if his albums sold nor did he care what people thought. A true artist to me is someone who is true to themselves. You will not find too many artists if any, who will say any negative comments about Harrison. For me, they were all fantastic but George as I read in a magazine once that referred to him as 'The Beautiful One' will always I feel have an impact in musical history for his passion, kindness and staying true to himself.

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